Table 1.

Differential microRNA expression levels in atherosclerotic arteries.

Location	Upregulated	Downregulated
Coronary arteries	miR-29, miR-100, miR-155, miR-199, miR-221, miR-363, miR-497, miR-508 and miR-181 [264,265,266].	miR-1273, miR-490, miR-24 and miR-1284 [264,265,266].
Aorta, femoral, and carotid arteries	miR-21, miR-34, miR-146 and miR-210 [267]. Only in carotid plaques: miR-15, miR-26, miR-30, miR-98, miR-125, miR-152, miR-181, miR-100, miR-127, miR-133, miR-145 and miR-422 [268,269].	Only in carotid plaques: miR-520, miR-105 [268,269].